Is it reasonable not to pay property fees when water and electricity are cut off?

Legal analysis: it is unreasonable not to pay property fees when water and electricity are cut off. Property management companies force owners to pay property service fees by cutting off water and electricity, which is an infringement. This behavior can only be decided by the Ministry of Water and Electricity. The property company is not a party to the water supply and power supply contract and has no right to interrupt the water supply and power supply to the owner without authorization.

Legal basis: Regulations on Property Management

Fifty-first water supply, power supply, gas supply, heating, communications, cable television and other units shall bear the responsibility for the maintenance and conservation of related pipelines and facilities in the property management area according to law.

If the units specified in the preceding paragraph temporarily occupy or dig roads and sites due to maintenance, they shall promptly restore the original state.

Sixty-fourth in violation of the property service contract, the owners did not pay the property service fee, the owners' committee shall urge them to pay within a time limit; If it fails to pay within the time limit, the realty service enterprise may bring a lawsuit to the people's court.